GTPL selects Nagra to protect its OTT app

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) company and the world’s leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, today announced that it’s proven OTT security solutions have been selected by GTPL Hathway Limited, the largest multiple-system operator in India with more than 11 million connected homes, to ensure content protection for its OTT app.

With a presence in 19 states across India and delivering content to more than 1200 towns, GTPL’s launch of its new OTT app will provide an optimized user experience in delivering content to current and new subscribers. As part of the offering, GTPL needed to securely and quickly offer this content on different devices and platforms, such as iOS, Android and web browsers. As a core component of its business strategy, GTPL selected solutions from the NAGRA Active Streaming Protection framework that included the NAGRA Security Services Platform (SSP), multi-DRM and secure player solutions, to deliver a comprehensive line-up of protection for the new platform.

“As a long-time partner of NAGRA, GTPL now has the peace of mind that we are ensuring the highest level of security for the high-value content we bring to our subscribers,” said GTPL’s MD Anirudhsinh Jadeja. “As part of our growth strategy, we are dedicated to the necessary steps to keep content secure and counter the growing and varied number of piracy threats in the market.”

NAGRA SSP is an advanced, highly scalable, flexible, unified security platform that takes CAS and DRM technologies to the next level to enable successful content monetization through secure premium content delivery over any network, to any device, with any business model. It is built using the latest cloud-native technologies, supporting multiple deployment options from traditional on-premise to private cloud or public cloud deployments.

“We are dedicated to continuing to be a trusted, long-term partner for operators to provide the right security solution to take on the evolving piracy landscape and are honored to partner with operators like GTPL to rapidly evolve and secure their services in order to remain competitive,” said Stéphane Le Dréau, Senior Vice President and Regional General Manager APAC at NAGRA. “With its flexibility and comprehensive approach, the NAGRA SSP, a key part of the Active Streaming Protection framework manages all of GTPL’s content security requirements – turning security into a business enabler, not a business inhibitor. BCS Bureau